Marquesan ground dove explained

The Marquesan ground dove or Marquesas ground dove (Pampusana rubescens) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN.^[1]

This species was formerly in the genus Alopecoenas Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to Pampusana Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

Notes and References

1. BLI (2017)
2. Bruce . M. . Bahr . N. . David . N. . 2016 . Pampusanna vs. Pampusana: a nomenclatural conundrum resolved, along with associated errors and oversights . Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . 136 . 86–100 .
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Pigeons . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 25 June 2019 .